Written answers

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment Schemes: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure mental health services are integrated into employment support programmes.

    • Universal Credit: Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered exempting Lifetime ISAs from Universal Credit capital rules.

      Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) increase in-person assessments and (b) uphold claimants' rights to (i) fair treatment and (ii) reasonable...

      Disability Living Allowance: Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the measures set out in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of the measure set out in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get...

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with (a) professional bodies, (b) disability organisations and (c) experts on changes to the PIP (i) descriptor...

      Personal Independence Payment: Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's in receipt of PIP with Parkinson's as their main condition were awarded four points or more in a category...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has conducted quantitative analysis into the potential causes of increases in claims for Personal Independence Payment...

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that unpaid carers are adequately supported during the transition to the new disability benefits...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant of the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42058 on Poverty: Children, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department’s investigators can apply to police to have individuals suspected of committing fraud against the Department arrested.

      Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had recent discussions with Disability Rights UK on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2025.

      Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to publish an updated impact assessment on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

      Personal Care Services: Hygiene

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to regulate hygiene standards within the (i) hairdresser, (ii) barber and (iii) beauty...

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the four point requirement on a single descriptor on the daily...

      Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who receive the Personal Independence Payment who have a terminal illness with a six month...

      Personal Independence Payment: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce call waiting times on the PIP helpline.

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what evidential basis the requirement for four points on a single descriptor on the daily living activities assessment criteria for...

      Social Security Benefits: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant of the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42059 on Social Security Benefits: Reform, whether her Department plans to make an...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant of the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42955 on Employment: Disability, whether she plans to make that estimate.

      Means-tested Benefits: Take-up

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the take up of means-tested benefits among households with children in poverty.

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether funding for personalised employment support for individuals with (a) health conditions and (b) disabilities will be made accessible to...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with (a) deaf and (b) disabled people’s organisations on the potential impact of proposed...

      Employment and Support Allowance: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Multiple Sclerosis who receive income-based Employment and Support Allowance do not also receive Personal Independence...

      Employment and Support Allowance: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Multiple Sclerosis get contributions-based Employment and Support Allowance.

      Universal Credit: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Multiple Sclerosis receive Universal Credit.

      Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis who receive a Personal Independence Payment daily living award do not score more than four points in...

      Personal Independence Payment: Neurological Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Pathways to Work Green Paper proposals on people living with (a)...

      Homelessness: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the spare room subsidy on homelessness in Wales.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers have had Disability Confident status rescinded in each of the last five years.

      Housing: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) Personal Independence Payment, (b) Universal Credit and (c)...

      Personal Independence Payment: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made on people who will no longer be eligible to receive Personal Independence Payment by age.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • International Criminal Court: Travel Restrictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on granting people with arrest warrants issued against them by the International Criminal Court...

    • Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the contribution of the UN Charter to the UK and (b) its future role in...

      Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to secure an end to the violence in Gaza.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that aid can reach people in Gaza.

      Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet Colleagues and (b) his Israeli counterpart on ending hostilities in Gaza.

      Gaza: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that British citizens potentially involved in the commission of war crimes in Gaza...

      Israel: Official Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on Israel's denying hon. Members entry into the...

      Balkans: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to announce a date for the UK-hosted Berlin Process 2025 summit.

      Israel: Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to formally respond to the International Court of Justice judgment on Israel’s occupation of...

  • Home Office

    • Animal Experiments: Working Conditions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of levels of welfare of employees at animal testing facilities.

    • Public Order Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the terms of reference for the post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023.

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detected as not having a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation in Northern Ireland since January 2025.

      Resettlement: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many were awaiting decisions from the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme under the Separated Families pathway as of 8 April 2025.

  • Attorney General

    • Homicide: Aiding and Abetting

      To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2024 to Question 13184 on Homicide: Aiding and Abetting, whether the Crown Prosecution Service has commenced the full national...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Experiments: Chemicals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the transparency of the UK REACH framework in relation to the...

    • Water Charges: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints OFWAT has received about the increase in water and sewerage rates since 1 March 2025; and to how many...

      Rivers: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide bespoke protections for (a) the River Itchen and (b) other chalk streams; whether he plans to...

      Beverage Containers: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all (a) glass, (b) steel, (c) aluminium and (d) PET drinks containers are subject to reporting and payment of...

      Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release £16 million boost to improve flood protection for farmers and rural communities,...

      Environment Protection: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide support to people affected by environmental crimes.

      Electricity Generation: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 38457 on Electricity Generation: Infrastructure, what steps he has taken...

      Aarhus Convention: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2025 to Question 39475 on the Aarhus Convention, what assessment he has made of the...

      Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a national campaign against littering on levels of littering.

      Glass: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what engagement he has had with glass manufacturers on the business impact of the forthcoming Extended Producer...

      Peatlands: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help restore peatlands.

      Countryside: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect landscapes with literal heritage in Devon.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the biodiversity net gain requirements on housing construction sites being developed by (a) SME...

  • Scotland Office

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he is having with the Scottish Government on support for the hospitality and tourism industry in Scotland.

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on support for the farming industry.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the National Wealth Fund's strategic partnership with the Glasgow...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Scottish offence of domestic assault in tackling violence...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that Scotland benefits from nuclear energy developments in the UK.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support grassroots football in Scotland.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of recent changes to welfare provision on...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on job creation in Scotland.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Offences against Children: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will provide sentencing data by (a) ethnicity and (b) nationality to the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth's private inquiry into...

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the number of criminals erroneously released as part of the early release scheme.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Import Duties: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of US tariffs on the hospitality sector in the UK.

    • Horses: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce retaliatory tariffs on horse importations from the US.

      Horses: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with US Government officials and representatives on horse importations as part of negotiators on a...

      Import Duties: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US tariffs on UK automotive exports on (a) levels of unemployment in Wales and (b)...

      Timesharing: Misrepresentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the mis-selling of timeshare schemes.

      Overseas Investment: Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to disclose UK foreign direct investment holdings in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

      Qualifications: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with his Commonwealth counterparts on the potential for mutual recognition agreements on professional...

      Trade Agreements: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the role of Commonwealth trade agreements in increasing the UK’s export growth rate in the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Strategic Defence Review: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there have been any amendments to the (a) duration, (b) remuneration and (c) other contractual terms of the six additional senior-level experts...

    • Strategic Defence Review: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 36052 on Strategic Defence Review: Contracts, whether there have been any amendments to the (a)...

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with US Air Forces in Europe – United Kingdom on the Local National...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any portion of the £2.2 billion spending uplift for the Ministry of Defence in the 2025-26 financial year is allocated to cover costs...

      Helicopters: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39042 on Helicopters: Finance, if he will make an estimate of the budget across front line commands...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS573, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of...

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the Ground Based Air Defence programme.

      Challenger Tanks: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Challenger 3 programme.

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employees have been recruited to work on US Air Force bases under the Local National Direct Hire programme in each year since 2000.

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the cost of hearing loss compensation claims since the implementation of the Tactical Hearing Protection System in each...

      Armed Forces: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to amend the requirement service personnel spouses to request permission at each posting to run a business from Service Family...

      Armed Forces: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of posting on the SEN provision for the children of service personnel.

      Reserve Forces: Income Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to extend the Scottish Income Tax Mitigation scheme to reservists.

      Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to retire the Royal Air Force’s MQ-9A Reaper drones; and whether he plans to donate any of those drones to Ukraine.

      Military Strategic Headquarters: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there will be an equal level of single Service representation for the (a) Military Strategic Headquarters and (b) its supporting staff.

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to Local National Direct Hire staff members who have been dismissed or placed on furlough from their positions at...

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Local National Direct Hire staff members have been (a) dismissed and (b) placed on furlough in US Air Force bases in the UK this year.

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether United States Visiting Forces have suspended the Local National Direct Hire programme on US Air Force bases in the UK.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Social Media: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39835 on Social Media: Regulation, whether (a) his Department and (b)...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Bodies: Closures

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control, published on 7...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equality: Public Consultation

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8801 on Equality Act 2010, whether those plans include a public consultation with each public...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliament: Television

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, which public bodies have a live television feed to Parliament other than BBC Parliament; and...

  • Department for Transport

    • Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has offered apprenticeships in each year since 2010.

    • Ports: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the revised Lyme Regis and Bridport Harbour Order (revision of October 2022) for Dorset Council will include provisions to allow the granting...

      Ports: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to consider the revised Lyme Regis and Bridport Harbour Order (revision of...

      Ports: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the revised Harbour Revision Order relating to the Harbour managed by Dorset Council; and when she expects it to be approved.

      Shipping: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the development of seafarer (a) training, (b) skills and (c) employment...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43027 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, how many public charging devices for electric vehicles...

      Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Report to the Shipbuilding Enterprise for Growth Group by the Centres of Excellence Task & Finish Group, published in...

      Driving Tests: Arbroath and Dundee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests at (a) Arbroath Test Centre and (b) Dundee Test Centre.

      Shipping: Nuclear Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the sub-contractors were who were involved in (a) the supply of crew to operate the Pacific Grebe during the sea trials phase and (b) other...

      Shipping: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on (a) vessel operation and (b) maritime skills recorded as part of Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition...

      Shipping: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) InnovateUK and (b) the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the appraisal of...

  • Treasury

    • Crown Estate: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people the Crown Estate employs in the United Kingdom.

    • Financial Conduct Authority

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the recent Report on the Call for Evidence about the Financial Conduct Authority, published by the APPG on Investment Fraud & Fairer...

      Financial Conduct Authority: Equality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Conduct Authority's press release entitled Update on the FCA’s enforcement transparency proposals, published on 12...

      Economic Growth: Aldridge-Brownhills

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the Spring Statement 2025 on per capita GDP growth in Aldridge-Brownhills.

      Finance: Documents

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with UK banks on the provision of (a) bank statements and (b) other financial documents in accessible formats for...

      Banking Hubs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require LINK to amend its assessment criteria for establishing new banking hubs.

      Credit: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the regulation of buy-now pay-later lenders; and what estimate she has made of when that...

      National Wealth Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her letter to the CEO of the National Wealth Fund entitled Statement of Strategic Priorities to the National Wealth Fund, dated 19 March...

      Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.45 of the Spring Statement 2025, 26 March 2025, CP1298, what the monetary value is of the baseline spending on administrative...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any revised financial commitments related to the Chagos negotiations will be included in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospitals: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards and hospital trusts to prevent falls inside hospitals.

    • Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for releasing funds to support the UK National Screening Committee’s review of newborn screening for Spinal...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Prostate Cancer UK-led Transform screening trial to reach any conclusions on future detection of the condition.

      NHS England: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent staff were employed by NHS England as of 1 March 2025.

      Healthy Start Scheme: Ribble Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in Ribble Valley constituency.

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people under 50 have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the last 12 months.

      Sexual and Reproductive Health: Reigate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the capacity of sexual health (a) drop in clinics and (b) services in Reigate constituency.

      Dementia: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on funding for new research into dementia prevention medication.

      Sepsis: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the symptoms of sepsis.

      Healthy Start Scheme: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families are receiving support through the Healthy Start scheme in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve cancer testing across the UK.

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle obesity.

      Healthy Start Scheme: South Shields

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in South Shields constituency.

      Cholesterol and Hypertension: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early (a) detection and (b) diagnosis of (ii) high blood pressure and (ii) raised cholesterol levels...

      Healthy Start Scheme: Birmingham Edgbaston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are receiving support through the Healthy Start scheme in Birmingham Edgbaston constituency.

      Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatment for lung conditions in the NHS: and what steps his Department is taking...

      Breast Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to raise awareness of the symptoms of lobular breast cancer.

      Maternity Services: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 38721 NHS: Negligence, how much are the steps outlined projected to reduce the cost...

      Alan Milburn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Mr Alan Milburn has consulted his Department on taking on any new work that involves, or may potentially involve, health and...

      Abortion: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help detect coercion in women seeking abortions during remote (a) phone and (b) video consultations.

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent abortion drugs sent in the mail from being used to commit crimes.

      Miscarriage: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 30835 on Miscarriages: databases, what discussions his Department has had with NHS...

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) gestational ages of pregnancies are accurately recorded in cases without ultrasound scans and...

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of data collection for abortions performed in the UK.

      Medical Records: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS services (a) engage with new fathers and (b) record their details alongside the...

      Hospitals: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for ministerial visits to hospitals in Hampshire.

      Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the estimated cost to the public purse of maintenance on Basingstoke Hospital before its rebuild in 2037.

      Maternity Services: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of maternity unit closures; and what steps he is taking to prevent the closure...

      Health Visitors: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of health visitor check-ups for newborns within the first 12 months.

      NHS England: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answers of 4 April 2025 to Questions (a) 41903, (b) 41902 and (c) 41906, how many full time equivalent staff are...

      Neuroendocrine Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the National Institute for Health and Social Care on providing guidance on the adoption of selective...

      Ovarian Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on ovarian cancer research in the latest period for which data is available.

      Mental Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has produced an impact assessment on the potential impact of reducing the proportion of the NHS budget allocated...

      Anaemia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) research in, (b) diagnosis of and (c) the treatment of anaemia.

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce delays in the provision of children’s mental health care services for young people...

      Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for the Government's response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.

      Leukaemia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) research on, (b) diagnosis of and (c) treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia.

      Suicide: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for suicide prevention (a) nationally and (b) locally in each financial year since 2015-16.

      Anorexia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying severe chronic anorexia as a disability rather than...

      Mental Health Services: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to implement the findings of the Care Quality Commission Community Mental Health Survey 2024,...

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to widen access to appropriate therapy treatments for adult survivors of childhood abuse.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16368 on Schools: Buildings, how many and what proportion of the schools with reinforced...

    • Sixth Form Colleges: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase funding for sixth forms.

      Nurseries: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to early years funding on social enterprise nurseries following the changes to...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend universal free school meals to children in (a) Isle of Wight East constituency and (b) other areas of high child poverty.

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue to allocate sports premium funding to schools in the 2025-26 financial year.

      Educational Institutions and Nurseries: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) nurseries, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) 16-18 colleges listed on the Schools Rebuilding Programme (i) were...

      Breakfast Clubs: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the schools chosen to take part in the Breakfast clubs early adopters pilot already have a breakfast club; and how many already have a...

      Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on the school-rebuilding programme.

      Children's Centres: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many council-run children’s centres have closed in the East Midlands since 2010.

      Private Education: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Independent Schools have (a) closed and (b) announced their closure, since July 2024.

      Education: Restraint Techniques

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce a statutory definition of restraint in the context of education.

      Schools: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase funding for schools in Stockport constituency.

  • Wales Office

    • Agriculture: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings has she held with the (a) Farmers Union of Wales (b) National Farmers Union Cymru, (b) Country Land and Business Association Cymru, (c)...

    • Farms: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many visits has she made to working farms in Wales since the announcement of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on...

      Welsh Language: Patagonia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on promoting the Welsh language in Patagonia.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Supported Housing: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is her expected timetable for local authorities being given powers to licence exempt accommodation.

    • Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37400, if she will publish the (a) minutes and (b) attendees of...

      New Towns: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to maintain environmental standards to chalk streams in the (a) planning and (c) building of...

      Social Rented Housing: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of measures for protecting tenants experiencing anti-social...

      New Towns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local councils and communities will be consulted about New Towns before the final designation by the New Towns...

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Candidates: Expenditure

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2025, to Question 22035, on...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Horses: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department plans to provide to horse (a) breeding and (b) racing industries following US tariffs on horse importations.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: KPMG

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the six-month extension of contract C2980 with KPMG at no additional cost (modification notice 2025/S 000-005296) and the upcoming Learning...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Department for Education

    • Apprentices: Aerospace Industry

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) graduate, and (2) other, apprentices work in the aerospace industry, broken down by gender.

  • Treasury

    • Agriculture: Employers' Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the success of British farming.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Maternity Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Government response to the House of Lords inquiry into preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives on 14 January, whether...

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